Making History (Linton Kwesi Johnson album)

Making History is an album by dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1983 on the Island Records label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard).

Making History
Studio album by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Released	October 1983 (UK)
Studio	Studio 80, 6-8 Emerson Street, London
Genre	Dub reggae Jazz blues
Length	33:31
Label	Island
Producer	Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell
Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology
LKJ in Dub (1980) Making History (1983) LKJ Live in Concert with the Dub Band (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
The Village Voice	A[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson

1. "Di Eagle an' di Bear" – 4:14
2. "Wat About di Working Claas?" – 5:12
3. "Di Great Insohreckshan" – 4:02
4. "Making History" – 4:19
5. "Reggae fi Radni" – 4:24
6. "Reggae fi Dada" – 4:50
7. "New Craas Massahkah" – 6:30

Personnel

• Linton Kwesi Johnson - voice

The Dub Band

• Dennis Bovell - bass, mixing
• Richie Stevens - drums
• John Kpiaye - guitar
• Paget King - keyboards
• Nick Straker - synthesizer
• Patrick Tenyue - trumpet
• Henry "Buttons" Tenyue - trombone
• Geoffrey Scantlebury - percussion
• Tony Utah - other percussion
• Everald Forrest - other percussion

Technical

• Dennis Bovell, Godwin Logie, Martin Rex, Stephen Street - engineers
• Bruno Tilley - artwork
• Peter Ashworth - photography

Reception

NME ranked it number 16 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.[2]

Charts

Album

Year	Country	Chart	Peak position	Citation
1984	UK	UK Official Album Chart	73	[3]

References

1. Robert Christgau review
2. "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
3. "UK Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 22, 2018.